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The Politics Behind Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons for Kenya
The National Treasury recently published the 2025 Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Bill, sparking considerable discussion among financial and governance analysts. The fund is expected to comprise three main components: stabilisation, strategic infrastructure investment, and the Future Generations Fund (Urithi). While the implications, opportunities, and challenges have been debated on this platform, the 2027 general elections […]...
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16 Oct 2025
Monetary Easing Measures Need to be Backed by Structural Reforms for Significant Impact
The dust has barely settled on the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) latest monetary policy move, yet the debate it stirs is far from over. On October 7, 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee cut the Cent...
9 Oct 2025
Kenya’s Stablecoin Movement and the Dawn of a New Monetary Era
Kenya’s financial landscape is experiencing a significant transformation driven by the rapid growth of stablecoins. Once a niche tool for diaspora remittances, stablecoins have developed into a key ...
3 Oct 2025
Unpacking the Draft Kenya National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025–2028
The Draft Kenya National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025–2028 is a flagship policy initiative aimed at fostering a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable financial ecosystem by moving b...
26 Sep 2025
The Role of Development Finance Institutions in Unlocking Regional Growth
East Africa’s economic story is no longer confined within national borders. Capital flows across the region, with Kenya at the centre of this change. From Nairobi to Kigali, Kampala to Addis Ababa, ...
26 Sep 2025
The Evolving Digital Tax Landscape: Analysis of the 2025 Significant Economic Presence Regulations
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) issued comprehensive regulations to facilitate the transition from the Digital Service Tax (DST) to the Significant Economic Presence Tax (SEPT). This follows the Tax...
19 Sep 2025
Regional Capital Flows: The Untapped Power of East Africa
A quiet revolution is taking shape in East Africa’s financial scene. National borders are no longer restricting investment capital. From Nairobi to Kigali, Kampala to Addis Ababa, and even into the ...
19 Sep 2025
Capping Out, KESONIA In: Rethinking Credit Access in Kenya
Credit continues to drive economic growth. However, according to the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) statement by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), an increase in commercial bank lending to the ...
22 Aug 2025
Opportunity or Instability? Kenya’s Economic Dilemma
Kenya’s economy is at a pivotal point. The figures present a picture of relative stability: GDP growth at 4.9 per cent, inflation at 3.82 per cent, and the Central Bank Rate recently reduced to 9.5 ...
8 Aug 2025
Global Squeeze, Local Strain: Kenya’s Tough Financial Road Ahead
Kenya is operating in a tightly constrained economic space. Debt levels are high. Credit remains tight. Borrowing costs have climbed. And global trade winds are no longer in our favour. In this enviro...
8 Aug 2025
Understanding the GENIUS Act: Implications for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is the first federal US law dedicated to regulating stablec...
1 Aug 2025
Trump Turns to Europe: A New Strategy to Counter China?
When President Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and launching a trade war against China around 2018, the United States was reacting to a widening trade deficit with the Asian country and growing co...
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